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Feasibility and acceptability of including advance care planning in a home-based palliative-care coordination meeting: a longitudinal ethnographic study of the experiences of older patients, their relatives and healthcare professionals

Abstract Background Advance care planning provides a structured approach to conversations about values and preferences but is uncommon in clinical practice. We implemented advance care planning as routine at the initiation of an individually tailored palliative care pathway in No...

Mapping sustainable cosmetics: embedding systems thinking in pharmaceutical science education

Abstract Sustainability decisions in cosmetic formulation require students to connect chemical and product knowledge with environmental, social and economic consequences across a product’s life cycle. This study reports on the design and implementation of a systems thinking modul...

Glycome remodeling programs pathogenic γδ T17 cell responses in autoimmunity

Glycans play fundamental roles in T cell biology; however, the glycome landscape of γδ T cells remains to be unlocked. Despite the growing importance of γδ T cells in host defense, tissue homeostasis, and diseases, the glycosylation mechanisms guiding their activation, commitment...

Evaluation of Macro- and Microstructural White Matter Changes in Hot Water Epilepsy

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hot water epilepsy (HWE) is a form of reflex epilepsy and usually lacks definitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features. Although white matter abnormalities have been extensively investigated in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy or generalized e...

Covariant Finite Reclosure and the Emergence of a Local Lorentzian Response Envelope

We establish a local structural route from finite quadratic reclosure to a Lorentzian response envelope. First, a faithful and lossless alternating reclosure map Q: Λ²W → V with dim W = dim V = n > 0 selects n = 3 by the dimension identity dim Λ²W = n(n − 1)/2. We then realize th...

Effects of Nepeta cataria and Lactuca sativa on Microbial Community Structure and Nitrogen–Phosphorus Biogeochemical Cycling in Aquaculture Water

As the scale of aquaculture continues to expand, aquaculture waters are under increasing environmental pressure, particularly regarding total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP). To address this challenge, this study evaluated the efficacy of Nepeta cataria and Lactuca sativa...

Effects of a 30-session Structured Yoga Intervention on Spirometric Parameters in Adult Subjects: A Quasi-experimental Study

Abstract Background: Optimal pulmonary function is a fundamental physiological requirement, facilitating the gas exchange essential for metabolic homeostasis and adequate tissue oxygenation. Impaired lung function is strongly associated with diminished physical performance and th...

Dual Nd isotopic archives in fossil teeth reveal bottom-current control of rare-earth element enrichment in deep-sea sediments

The global emergence of deep-sea sediments enriched in rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY) after the Late Eocene cooling coincides spatiotemporally with Antarctic bottom water (AABW) expansion, yet the underlying mechanism remains unresolved. Here, we present in situ elemental...

Co-production of active char and hydrogen from Algerian Date Palm Spikelet: Mass and energy balance based on experimental data

The industrial deployment of green hydrogen production via biomass gasification is still constrained by high feedstock costs and process complexity. In particular, tar formation in the syngas requires costly gas-cleaning operations and reduces the lifetime of hydrogen separation...

Cross-border preparedness, health worker protection, and institutional response in the 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak

This Perspective presents the author’s own analytical position on the international response to the 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, rather than a systematic assessment of the evidence. On 17 May 2026, WHO decl...

Zincblende-/Diamond-Structure Nanocrystals: Analytic Surface Energies by Size, Shape, and Surface Orientation

Abstract Recently, the universal analytics for the intrinsic shape of zincblende (zb) and diamond-lattice nanocrystals (NCs) were described [AIP Adv. 6, 085306 (2016)], determining exact numbers for their internal atoms NNC, internal bonds Nbnd, and interface bonds NIF as a funct...

Evaluating the efficacy of DEET-based topical repellent products against biting midges using a modified arm-in-cage method

Biting midges ( Culicoides spp.) are vectors of filarial parasites and arboviruses like Oropouche virus, as well as major nuisance biters to humans and animals. Personal protection, including the use of topical repellent, is essential to preventing infective bites. However, no st...

Intensive Care Unit Patients' Perspectives and Experiences in Using Virtual Reality Technology: A Qualitative Meta‐Synthesis

BACKGROUND: As Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survival improves, attention has shifted towards patients' psychological well-being and recovery. Although Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly used in critical care, patients' experiences of VR interventions have not been comprehensively...

Mapping Ligand-Induced Conformational Changes during the Enzymatic Cycle of Human Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase

Abstract Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGDPS) catalyzes the condensation reaction between two isoprenoid substrates: farnesyl diphosphate (FDP) and isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP), to form geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGDP). Due to the flexible nature of the GGDPS active si...

Application of a Neural-Network Algorithm Based on Orthogonal Laguerre Polynomials to the Solution of the Cauchy Problem for Differential Equations with a Variable-Order Fractional Derivative on the Example of the Fractional Lane–Emden Equation

This paper proposes, implements, and tests a neural-network method based on orthogonal Laguerre polynomials for the numerical solution of the Cauchy problem for a singular nonlinear Lane–Emden equation with a variable-order fractional derivative. Such equations rarely admit analy...

Salivary Dim‐Light Melatonin Onset is Associated with Functional Decline, Respiratory Symptom Emergence, and Survival in Early Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

OBJECTIVE: Sleep-wake and circadian disturbances are increasingly recognized in people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (plwALS), but endogenous circadian phase timing and its prognostic significance in early disease remain unclear. We assessed whether salivary dim-light...

Defect Dipole-Piezopolarization Coupling Directs Charge Separation in CdS Photoanodes for Water Splitting

Abstract Conventional CdS-based photoanodes exhibit limited intrinsic polarization and severe carrier recombination, which hinder the full utilization of piezopolarization electric fields for charge separation in piezo-photoelectrocatalytic (piezo-PEC) water splitting, thus restr...

Game-theoretic modeling of product quality and consumer awareness in stochastic supply chains: additive versus traditional manufacturing

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the integration of additive manufacturing (AM) with traditional manufacturing (TM) in supply chains (SCNs), aiming to meet diverse customer needs, optimize production time and cost and enhance competitiveness in uncertain market...

Predictive Modeling of Urban Heat Stress Using Machine Learning: A 2050 UTCI-Based Assessment

Urban heat islands and increasingly severe thermal stress pose critical challenges to sustainable urban development, yet physics-based simulation tools remain computationally expensive and ill-suited to early-stage climate-responsive design. This study applies machine learning to...

Waring Rank of Binary Forms Linked to Golden Ratio and Harmonic Cross-Ratio — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: The search results are mostly pedagogical videos on Markov chains and binary quadratic forms, with one substantive research paper linking Waring rank of binary forms to the golden ratio and harmonic cross-ratio. | MATH: The key paper (arXiv:2002.05617v3) concerns Waring...